diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 2777f66001a8..c7dbdec183b9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -4063,7 +4063,7 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 	vc->entry_exit_map = 0x101;
 	vc->in_guest = 0;
 
-	mtspr(SPRN_DEC, local_paca->kvm_hstate.dec_expires - mftb());
+	set_dec(local_paca->kvm_hstate.dec_expires - mftb());
 	/* We may have raced with new irq work */
 	if (test_irq_work_pending())
 		set_dec(1);